{"id":224184,"date":"2023-11-14T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224184"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:38:14","slug":"my-grandad-toured-with-oasis-and-dads-a-thai-boxing-champion-but-joining-up-with-prem-giants-was-still-nerve-wracking-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/my-grandad-toured-with-oasis-and-dads-a-thai-boxing-champion-but-joining-up-with-prem-giants-was-still-nerve-wracking-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"My grandad toured with Oasis and dad's a Thai boxing champion but joining up with Prem giants was still nerve-wracking | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

RICO LEWIS has revealed the nerve-wracking experience he had when he first joined up with Manchester City's senior team.<\/p>\n

The defender – who turns 19 on November 21 – is the son of a two-time British Thai boxing champion and the grandson of a musician who went on tour with Oasis.<\/p>\n


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But he was still a bag of nerves when it came to boarding the Man City coach as he broke into the squad of global megastars.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Lewis recalled when he was called up by Pep Guardiola to join the club's tour of America in 2022. <\/p>\n

He said: "When you\u2019re there for the first time, you\u2019re just trying to find a seat.<\/p>\n

"You don\u2019t want to be in anyone else\u2019s. The worst thing is if you sit somewhere and then have to move in front of everyone. Things like that, it\u2019s nerve-wracking having to ask.<\/p>\n

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"Back then it was a big thing. I was nervous. The quicker I understood they\u2019re just normal people<\/span>, the easier it was to be myself."<\/p>\n

Then 17, Lewis joined a host of other teens on the tour after a word in Guardiola's ear from assistant coach Carlos Vicens about the "lad with the hair<\/span>".<\/p>\n

Lewis had come through the academy ranks at City with flying colours, captaining every team from the age of nine and even prompting the club to sign a winger because he managed to give the defender a hard game.<\/p>\n

But since breaking into the senior team he has been carefully managed by Guardiola, who labelled Lewis "one of the best I\u2019ve ever trained".<\/p>\n

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Lewis has appeared 33 times for Man City so far, including ten games this season, and already has a Treble to his name – the medals of which he has hanging on his wardrobe.<\/p>\n

However, he would not be where he is today without the help of Phil Foden and the home comforts he gets living at home at his mum Steph\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

Fellow academy grad Foden has been a big help behind the scenes for Lewis, while he says his mum has taught him to "stay humble".<\/p>\n

There is also dad, Rick, and grandad, Dave, to consider in his upbringing.<\/p>\n

Lewis explained that playing football with Man City in the first place was down to his grandad who was once a bassist for Oasis.<\/p>\n

He said: "My grandad was a bassist, he went on tour with Oasis. He could probably tell you all the stories but I can\u2019t remember. <\/p>\n

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"That was one of the reasons I started. He\u2019s a big City fan as well, he\u2019s over the moon when I play."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Lewis spent more than his fair share of time at the Phoenix Muay Thai boxing gym in Whitefield, a couple of miles from his home near Bury, which is owned by his dad.<\/p>\n

Lewis recalls first hitting the pads at the age of three and 30 undefeated fights as a child.<\/p>\n

He stepped away from the fights when he joined Man City's youth set-up but revealed he still practices the martial art.<\/p>\n

Even this year, Lewis was in the gym with his dad during pre-season<\/span> and insists it helps with his football game. <\/p>\n

He said: "\u2018Pre-season this year I was with my dad in the gym. It\u2019s a completely different type of fitness, really good for continuous power<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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"You\u2019ve always got to be on your toes, constantly moving, moving your hips. <\/p>\n

"It\u2019s helped massively with balance, especially playing that midfield role with the turning and keeping your balance. Protecting the ball is a big thing for the manager, people who can keep it."<\/p>\n

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